The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
TO BE AMENDED so AS TO PRO-
VIDE
For the Issuance Of 100000 I'm.
prOyeme at BOnds-The Bill Was
Amended Somewhat.
TIE RULING OF SPEAKER CLAPP
SUSTAINED t.
ar the Bill to Prevent the Breaking
Ofa Quorum, Being Passed
over Informally.
ESPECIAL TO THE ArpEAL.l

NASHVILLE, TENN, March l6 -iSendte.
MIR. Sinford called up the Senate
bill to change the time for holding the
Cha1cery Court in Upton county.
Passed.
The bill to extend to street railroad
companies the right to consolidate
passed.
The bill for the relief OF Jesse Tay-
lor was called up. and pending discus
sion, st II O'Clock the bill TO amend
the charter OF Chattanooga was taken
up as the special order for that hour.
The committee recommended the
substitution of the House bill for the
Senate bill, and this recommendation
was concurred in.
The bill provides for the issuance OF
$500,0C improvement bonds to be
used in improving the streets and
constructing sewers. Before the
bonds can be issued the question
shall be submitted to vote OF the
Qu1lified voters of Chattanooga, and q
msjority of three fourths shall be
necessary TO carry the proposition.
The bill also provides that board OF
pubic works, to be composed of five
members, shall be elected at q special
election to be held for that purpose,
and not more than three members
of said board shall belong to one or
the same political party; one to be
elected for five years, one for four
years, ons for three years, one for two
years ard one for one year.
Mr.. Kennedy adde's the Senate,
and said nineteen.twentieths Of tbs
people of Chattanooga desired the
passage of this bill. He said thero
were ninety miles of streets in that
city, with OILY few hundred yards
OF we'll paved streets. The assessed
valuation OF property in Chattanooga
was $l30O0,0- 0. On the recent propo-
sition to subscribe 100000 to rail
road enterprise more than ten to one
voted for that proposition, showing
the sentiment of the people toward
public improvement.
Mr.. Sparks offered an amendment
providing that at the expiration OF the
term of anv member of the said B ard
OF Public Works the vac ancy shall be
+ fllled by the opposite political party to
that represented by the retiring mem
Der.
Mr.. Sanford offered as a substitute: {:
AT the expiration of the annual term
Of office OF any member of board the
vacancy shall BIZ q led from political
party opposed to that to which said
retiring member belonged when elect
ed, the intention being that the politi-
cal msjority in the board shall not rest
with the same political party two
successive years.
Pending discussion The Senate ad-
journed till 2:30 o'clock pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
6N Debate on the amendment OF Mr..
Sanford was renewed.
Mr.. Norment moved to lay the
amendment on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Sanford moved 10 reconsider
the action taken in tabling the amend.
ment OF Mr.. Jarvis. Carried.
Mr.. Jarvis moved to amend the
amendment 30 as to read, "By the
qualified voters" Adop'ed.
Mr.. Jarvis moved the previous
question on the amendment. Adopted,
and the amendment as amended
adopted.
Mr.. Sanford moved to strike out all
that part Of bill relating to the election
OF the Board of Public Works, and the
part relating to the two political par.
ties.s
Mr.. Norment moved the previous
question on the passage of the bill.
Adopted and the bill passed.
4 By Mr.. Mcdowell: To amend Sec
y ton 6358 of the code, 80 as to make
4 the price of legal advertising uniform.
{, Passed. Adjourned.